bowl
Object NameMurrine Bowl
Maker
Carlo Scarpa
(Italian, 1906-1978)
Manufacturer
Venini Glassworks
Made FromGlass, Cane (Glass)
Date1940
Place MadeItaly, Venice, Murano
TechniqueCut, ground, fused, slumped
SizeOverall H: 3.1 cm, Diam: 20.4 cm
Accession NumberL.108.3.2000
Credit LineLent by The Steinberg Foundation
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionMurrine Bowl. Opaque red, red-orange, black and translucent grey glass. Mosaic cane slices, fused, slumped, ground and cut. Thin-walled bowl with four different cane slices; orange-red with black center, red with black center that has a tiny grey center, red with the black outline and open circle inside all cane slices with black outline are in center of bowl air bubbles, some broken are visible around edges of fused canes, matte finish.Provenance
Owner
Steinberg Foundation
700-999
about 800-899
about 800-899
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about 800-899